Navy will outline $5.1 billion in unfunded priorities to Congress

By Lee Hudson / March 4, 2016 at 6:20 PM
The Navy is laying out $5.1 billion in unfunded priorities that were not included its fiscal year budget request, and expects to officially send the list to Congress "soon," Inside the Navy has learned. This week, the Navy revealed it would show Congress it needs $1.4 billion for 14 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, $433 million for the final increment of DDG-51 funding and $270 million for two F-35C carrier variant jets. The service notified lawmakers this week that the Navy was...

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